Anchoring device



May 12, 1931- R. DINKLAGE 1,804,918

ANCHO Filed Sept. '7, 1928 Patented May 12, 1931 naveronn vnrimteelt;'or GLEN einen," .New nasnY anorronrne DEVICE application aiefisptember rai-eea serial .110.304,479. ,c

This invention relates to anchoring devices and has more vspecial reference to de -vices for checking thecreep of track rails.

The object of the rpresent invention is to provide a simplified check which can he eas:-

ilyr appliedl and removed, economically maintained in operative positionl and which will effectually check the creep of the rail.

1 One phase of the presentinvention resides in the provision of a single piece check which is adapted to lie iiat against va tie; which has an A otlsetfportion adaptedv to lock with' the rail base;v andwhich can he readily removed from'the'rail. e I' Another phase ofthepresent invention resides in the provision off a'hook endradapt- 'ed to be hooked over-oneed'ge of the rail base and rotated on movement of the'rest of the check, the rotation of this hook end locking the check to ther-ail. y

Heretofore'anchors or" the -unitor-one piece type vwere diiiicultto remove, requiring special appliances to get them od the rail with any degree lof rapidity. Vrlhe present invention affords means for permittingl the rapid removal of the anchor by mere tapping or striking the anchor at appropriate points,

Other phases of the invention will become apparent from aninspe'ctioii` ofthe specification and drawings. 1

While one embodiment of the presentA in- 'vention'isj disclosed in the drawings, itis to be vunderstood that thefembodiment merely serves as an illustrationotthe underlying principles of the inventi'onso that they may be readily comprehended by those skilled in the art and is not intended as limiting the invention to the specific form disclosed therein.

In the drawings: l c Fig. l is a side elevation of the invent-ion sliowingit as finally applied to the rail base, and Fig. 2 shows a side elevation of a check as moved to a position where itis about to be driven from the rail. f

Continuing now by way of la more detailed description, a rail check or anchor indicated in its entirety by A and consisting of a single bar of somewhat resilient material is adapted to be applied to a track rail B of the conventionalvtype. One end of this check `A coinprises a hook shapedend C fhaving opposed Vrail base engaging jaw faces C and C which are spaced apart a ysuiificienlt distance to receive the edge of the rail ila-nge, and are so arranged relatively to each other as to lock with the rail base on rotation of the hook end C. In order to accomplish 'the rotation oit the end Gand the 'locking of the check to the rail, the lower leg or jaw face C of the hook end,

'is carried downwardly orbent 'away from the rail basejtofo'rm a yoke E which serves-,among other purposes as a vlever arm to rotate the rarest orties hook end C and clamp the rail edge between v the jaws C and C when the vyoke is carried downwardly. Inorder to permit/the application of the check to theraihthe distance between the rek-entrant portion E 'of the bowed endl and the contact point of jawtac-e c C lis slightly greater than the width ot the rail to allow the anchor to'be'initially located in the position for application to the rail.V Theupstandingendet Ithe bowed portion or yoke E vopposite to the rail engaging jaw C, has a latch member F with a reentr'ant part or a. rail receiving jaw Gr, which is adapted to receive and seat one side of the rail base when the latch member is forced downwardly a suf- Iticient distance, the seating'oi' the rail base in the jaw G, locking the jaws Cf and Cf in rotate'd position aga-inst the rail.

VThe inner faceof the arm F is in turn in clined 1n the manner indicated to form a cam -face H'for preliminaryengagement with ythe -rail and to spring the jaw koutwardly when a downward pressure is applied to the latch 'en-d. as will be readily apparent from an inspection ofthe drawings. .l

In applying the checkto the rail, the 'reen-ik c trant portion E is iirst slipped over theedge of the rail base. The contact point is then Y, y carried over lthe rail base'edge, the anchor p then moved laterally soy tli'at'the hook end C embraces the railbase, 'asshow'ng and thje arm v F then carried downwardly'until the clam facevi-I engages the edge of the rail. The rail engaging jaw Gr is then snapped into position as shown in Fig, l of the drawing. During the-downward movement 4ont the arm F 'the eheck'rotates aboutthe rail base engaging point C', the jaw C being carried upwardly and in conjunction with rail engaging point C effectively clamping the rail base.

In order to afford means for removing the anchor the yoke E is bent or offset at J to form a temporary rail receiving shoulder on the inner face of the anchor at J at a point close to the hook end C. By striking the anchor on the outer face of the yoke end E so as to drive the anchor laterally across the rail base in the direction of the arrow Y the rail flange edge will become seated against the shoulder J', as shown in Fig. 2. The anchor may then be removed by driving downwardly on the latch member F in the direction of the arrow X shown in Fig. 2.

Instead of the portion of the latch member which is above the rail base receiving jaw overlying and snugly fitting the rail base it is also contemplated tapering or rounding off the corner of the overhanging part so that after the anchor has been struck the rail ange will be in position to freely clear the rounded portion of the rail receiving jaw.

It is claimed:

1. A rail anchor for use with trackv rails having a hook end adapted to lock with a rail flange when the anchor is in applied position and means to hold the hook end in released position while the anchor is in applied position to permit the anchor to be freed from the rail.

2. A rail anchor comprising oppositely disposed rail engaging members and an auX- iliary rail engaging member for temporarily receiving the anchor when it is being removed.

3. A rail anchor comprisingay latch end and a hook end and an abutment oppositely disposed from the latch end to receive the rail flange when the latter is unseated from the hook end.

4. A rail anchor for use with track rails having a hook end, a downwardly projecting bar extending from the hook end, a latch end connected to the bar and a rail receiving shoulder on said bar located between the hook and latch ends.

5.y A rail anchor for use with track rails having a hook end, a downwardly projecting bar extending from the hook end and a rail receiving shoulder on saidbar for temporarily seating the rail flange when removing the anchor from the track rail.

6.*A rail anchor formed of a single piece of material, having one face adapted to lie flat against a tie, one end fitting over the flange at one side of the rail and the opposite end having a shoulder adapted to be forced downwardlyy to bring said shoulder into engagement with the flange of the rail and to lock the opposite end to the rail on downward movement of the shouldered end, and means to temporarily seat the rail to release the end opposite to the shouldered end so that the latter may be driven olf the rail.

7. A rail anchor comprising a hook end adapted to embrace one side of a rail and having the point of contact adapted to bear against the upper surface of the rail base located nearer to the center of the rail than the other point of contact, so that on rotation of the anchor it will rotate about the upper contact point as a center and means to temporarily hold the hook end partly. off the rail.

8. A rail anchor formed of a single piece of material having one face adapted to lie fiat against the tie and having one end adapted to be hooked over one side of the rail base, the hook end having a ridge adapted to abut against the rail base, and the other end having an inclined face adapted to strike the edge of the rail base, the movement of the end having the inclined face rotating the hook end of the anchor about the ridge to partly force the hook end 0E the rail flange.

9. A rail anchor comprising a latch member adapted to lock with one side of the track rail when said member is driven downwardly and means at the other end of the anchor to release the anchor when the latch member is driven downwardly after the anchor has locked with the rail.

10. A rail anchor comprising a hook end having a shoulder on which the rail edge rests when in its locked position, the portion below the shoulder being cleared away, the shoulder being adapted on rotation of the hook end to be forced past the rail base edge 100 so that the rail base edge enters the clearedaway portion to facilitate release of the anchor.

l1. A rail anchor having a hook end to engage one sideof the rail and a latch end to 105 engage the opposite side of the rail, and means to permit the anchor to be applied by driving the latch end in one direction to lock the anchor in place and to release the anchor by driving the latch end in the same direc- 11o tion.

Signed at New York city, inthe county of New York and State of New York, this 6th day of August, A. D., 1928.

RAYMOND DINKLAGE. 

